So she can stay afloat in this wonderful economy.
I was thinking the same thing. Key words 'Wonderful Economy'
I find it's not wonderful and getting worse pretty quickly Probably works more than one job to stay afloat. Obviously a lot of people are in that boat today.
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The church up town has a 'donation cabinet' set up in their outside alcove and she has been donating canned food like Dak canned hams and canned soup and for Thanksgiving she made up dinners with canned stuff and fixings and stuff they could prepare like box stuffing mix and she made up 25 'dinners' The stuff always gets picked up. We are hospitable people and we both believe in helping the needy and we can afford it, it's tight for us, but not that tight...yet.
Besides, I had an excellent year with the fab and welding shop despite the economy, I'm turning down work all the time and 99% of my work is by word of mouth. I don't advertise at all. They come to me because it's done right the first time and I don't gouge any of the, either. What I do, I do because for me, it's not work, but enjoyment.
Just ordered a new CNC plasma table that will come after the first of the year. The business made more than enough revenue to pay for it in full so I ordered it. Value added for it and I'll start cutting parts for myself as well as customers. I may get into making metal signage as well, who knows. Already quoted a big cut job and I don't even have the machine yet and I'll have to learn how to use it as well. All computer driven with conversational programming using their software. Very similar to my 3 axis Bridgeport Versa-Trak so the 'learning curve' should be pretty short, I hope. Need to line up a steel sheet supplier yet and a pipe supplier as I also bought their pipe cutting hardware and software. My old standby supplier folded, sign of the times I guess.
The farming (growing and selling hay) wasn't so good but if the weather don't cooperate, nothing I can do to alleviate that. I'm 100% dependent on Mother Nature to get a good crop and sell it and this year, Mother Nature and me didn't mesh very well. In fact my second cut got rained on more than once which caused me extra work tedding and raking it numerous times. I still baled and sold it because all hay was tough here this year but I had to reduce the price because of that. Fair is fair and what is right is right and I operate my fab and welding business the same way.
I never realized that there were folks up town that were 'up against it', but obviously there are. The up town' is always well kept and neat with nice homes.. I was very taken back by the amount of people who take the stuff.. It's always empty and we are constantly donating..
She is doing the same thing for Christmas as well, 25 Christmas dinners and adding candy canes for the kids.
The canned hams are real popular. She went to Gordon's Foods and bought a full case last week and candidly I like them as well. Been doing juice in cans as well. Anything that don't need refrigeration is game for us.
Makes us feel good as well, knowing that people get the stuff, don't know who they are and really don't care, but we try do do our part to help them out. Like I said, we can afford it so we do it.
Better than donating to some online 'cause' where a goodly part of your donation goes not to the needy, but to the org to cover their salaries. The way we are doing it. 100% goes to where it's needed and I'm sure greatly appreciated.
Guess I'm paving my road to Heaven and getting right with the Lord. I've done some bad things in the past I'm not proud of but I want to make sure I go to the right place, which most likely far off with my ongoing cancer issues and I'm old too.
One thing about having potentially terminal cancer is, it changes your perspectives on life and your attitudes 100%. I'm an entirely a different person than I was 7 years ago. Everything about my attitude and outlook on life in general has changed and for the good I might add..
I wish everyone on here even the ones I have on ignore, a blessed holiday season and a joyous Christmas and everyone needs to understand that none of us are here forever so think about what you do or say because in the end, you won't be here to make amends for your actions or words.